ABOUT US
Colorado Newsline is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, independent source of online news. It launched in July 2020. It provides fair and accurate reporting on politics, policy and other stories of interest to Colorado readers. Newsline is based in Denver, and coverage of activities at the Capitol are central to its mission, but its reporters are devoted to providing reliable information about the environment, health care, education, the economy, the justice system, the functioning of state government, and other topics that concern readers in all parts of the state, from Lamar to Dinosaur, from Durango to Sterling. All Newsline content is free to view.
Newsline offers, in addition to news, a forum for commentary. Opinions, whether written by a staff member or contributor, are distinct from stories produced by Newsline reporters and are labeled accordingly. Reporters do not contribute to staff-written commentary. Staff-written opinions are developed through independent analysis of facts and circumstances rather than by allegiance to an agenda or program of advocacy. Read our commentary submission guidelines here.
Newsline is part of States Newsroom, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by grants and a coalition of donors and readers. Newsline retains editorial independence, and editorial decisions are made by journalists alone.
Newsline relies on donations from readers to maintain the quality and scope of its work. Donations help Colorado Newsline hire staff, purchase essential equipment, pay for Freedom of Information Act requests, and expand its ability to report stories from all corners of Colorado.
Quentin Young
Editor
Quentin Young is an award-winning journalist who has served as a reporter and editor at the Boulder Daily Camera, Longmont Times-Call and other Colorado outlets. His career includes stints covering news, writing editorials, and reviewing art exhibitions and theater. His in-depth story, published in 5280, about the FBI special agent who led a raid on the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant earned top investigative reporting honors from the Colorado chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Before joining Newsline, Young served as the Boulder Daily Camera opinion page editor.
Chase Woodruff
Senior Reporter
Chase Woodruff covers the environment, the economy and other stories for Newsline. He formerly was a staff writer at Westword, Denver's alt-weekly, and has covered climate change, labor, music, international soccer and other beats. He previously was a contributor for Capital & Main, where he worked on investigations into campaign finance, oil and gas, and the financial sector, and his byline has appeared in such publications as Vice, Paste Magazine and The Trace.
Sara Wilson
Reporter
Sara Wilson covers state government, Colorado's congressional delegation, energy and other stories for Newsline. She formerly was a reporter for The Pueblo Chieftain, where she covered politics and government in southern Colorado. Wilson earned a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and as a student she reported on Congress and other federal beats in Washington, D.C.
Lindsey Toomer
Reporter
Lindsey Toomer covers politics, social justice and other stories for Newsline. She formerly reported on city government at the Denver Gazette and on mountain town government, education and environment at the Summit Daily News. Toomer graduated from the Pennsylvania State University, where she also served as managing editor of The Daily Collegian, with degrees in journalism and global studies.